A suspect in the fatal shootings of two members of the Israeli Embassy near the Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., has been identified as Elias Rodriguez of Chicago.

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area

Video of the suspect being detained shows him shouting pro-Palestinian chants inside the Jewish museum, which includes a Holocaust exhibit.

The organizer of the young diplomats reception at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. describes the moments following a fatal shooting which left two attendees dead. JoJo Drake Kalin said she offered the suspect water,